Search

Prince William County (Va.) Administrators' Bond Book covers the years 1753-1782. An Administrator is a person appointed by the court to manage the assets and liabilities of a person who dies without having written a valid will. An administrator may also be appointed if the testator leaves an incomplete will naming no executor, or if the named executor cannot or will not serve. Pages for 1753-1777 are printed pages; there are additional handwritten pages for 1778-1782, with mold damage. A promissory note is inserted near back of the handwritten pages, dated 1793.

Prince William County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1891-1982 (bulk 1968-1982) include minutes, resolutions, daybooks related to District Road Funds and papers. Frequently, the broad category of "papers" is used to describe these records and covers all forms of administrative paperwork.

Prince William County (Va.) Bond Book, 1753-1786. Bonds are obligations or covenants between persons, made binding by a money guarantee. Bonds are given for various causes, and show the names of the principal and sureties, the date, amount and condition of the obligation, and signatures.

Prince William County (Va.) Business Records, 1884-1929 includes 2 account books from specific individuals within a company, 3 unidentified company account ledgers, 1 unidentified company check stub book and 2 company minute books (see below.)

Prince William County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1804-1951, consists of cases concerning issues of equity brought largely by residents of the county and filed in the circuit court. These cases often involve the following actions: divisions of estates or land, disputes over wills, disputes regarding contracts, debt, divorce, and business disputes. Other less prevalent issues include freedom suits, permissions to sell property, and disputes concerning trespass. Predominant documents found in these chancery causes include bills (documents the plaintiff's complaint), answers (defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint), decrees (court's decision), depositions, affidavits, correspondence, lists of heirs, deeds, plats, wills, records involving enslaved individuals, business records or vital statistics.

Prince William County (Va.) Circuit Court Records, 1852-1933, contain court papers involving disputes of wills and estates (Eleanor L. Lowman, Paul Portner and Robert V. Portner) , 1 Chancery Rule Book, 5 Common Law and Chancery Fee Books, 5 Fee Books, 7 Memorandum Books for Court Suits, Suit papers and Transcripts and 1 Witness book.

Prince William County (Va.) County Court Records, 1752-1897, undated contain three fee books, eight indices to execution books, one memorandum book, one minute book, seven order books, two record books and one summons docket (Index to Cases Suspended)/Memorandum Book. Early order and minute books for this county also contain executions.

Prince William County (Va.) Land Records, 1743-1920 (bulk 1743-1843) include 3 volumes of Daily Indexes of Receipts of Deeds for Recordation, 4 volumes of Land Causes, 1 Index to Deed Book No. 40, 1 Redemption of Land [Suit Book], 1 box of copies of deeds, 1 box of copies of plats dealing with land causes and 1 box of loose deeds.

Prince William County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1747, 1765. Consists of original records of tithable heads of household in the county for the year 1747 and photocopies for the year 1765.

Prince William County (Va.) Poll Books cover 1902-1924. Polls are lists of persons who voted in each election in each precinct; they may be recorded on a single sheet of paper or in poll books, which is the modern practice.